tenza

See also: Tenza

Galician

Alternative forms

• tença (reintegrationist)

Etymology

13th century (teença). From Latin tenentia (“holding, having”). Doublet of tenencia.

Compare Spanish tenencia and English tenancy.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈtenθa/ [ˈt̪en̪.θɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈtenθa/ [ˈt̪en̪.θɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈtensa/ [ˈt̪en.sɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -enθa

• Rhymes: -enθa
• Rhymes: -ensa

• Hyphenation: ten‧za

Noun

tenza f (plural tenzas)

1. tenure
2. (dated) usufruct
3. tenancy
4. holding
5. a, usually long and narrow, forest or farm plot on communal ground
6. firmness; equilibrium

Derived terms

• atenzar
• tenceiro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “teença”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “teença” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tenza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tenza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tenza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “tenza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025